Whats different on the 2011 575 by the way??
Other than the price 😛
@ partyboy .
agreed they five isn't the best climber due to being single pivot and relying only on the shock as a platform and a slacker head angle than some,but flick the propedal on for the climbs.
Is no one going to mention the good ol Anthem...??!! 😆
Goin by todays standards £35k is *uck all...!!
If it helps at all, when I bought my dream bike I'd never ridden it, only ever seen one once and didn't have a clue where to get one from.
It was £800, plus all the bits to take it up to £3k.
It's the best bike I've ever ridden. Not just owned, ridden.
The bits I chose originally were bobbins but the frame is great.
Whats different on the 2011 575 by the way??
Other than the price
Apart from....
chunkier chainstays from ASR7(coz the old carbon ones were like spaghetti!)
Better double row bearings
Stiffer seat tube
Direct mount front mech
ISCG mounts
Lower BB
Rear 142x12mm axle
Tapered headtube
Frame lugs for dropper remote cable
all for an extra £100...... ermm, nothings changed really
MrFannay - Member
Whats different on the 2011 575 by the way??
Other than the price
Apart from....chunkier chainstays from ASR7(coz the old carbon ones were like spaghetti!)
Better double row bearings
Stiffer seat tube
Direct mount front mech
ISCG mounts
Lower BB
Rear 142x12mm axle
Tapered headtube
Frame lugs for dropper remote cableall for an extra £100...... ermm, nothings changed really
This was one of my "dream" bikes I had thought about purchasing last year. Test rode one in the Lakes and was severely dissapointed 🙄
Lowering the bb will have made it worse ❗
Have a friend who actually returned his after the rear triangle broke on it`s 2nd ride and the chain rubbed on the replacement ❗
Customer service may be very good but the product does not appear to be.
Another bought the special tools to replace the sus bearings(regularly and expensively imo)
Yet another not heavy rider broke a frame and his new one always seems to have creaks from somewhere ❗
Been down this route myself. Took 3yrs of testing "dream" bikes before arriving at one that was not even in the list of "must haves" and if you beleive any of the mag tests would not have even sat on it. I managed to get a side by side test of my 2 "dream" bikes + the odd one out and was streets ahead. That was 5yrs ago!!
Having bought a Blue Pig frame to replace my 16yr old Bontrager said dream bike has not been used for for a year.
I would consider a full build bike for a bit more rather than some "niche" brand.
Buying 2nd hand? mmmmm Buying someone else`s problem bike imo from recent mates experiences. By the time you have replaced all the worn out stuff you could have bought something decent.
Have a few weekends away if you can and find some dealers with bikes you fancy or just wait till all the test days start up in the new year.
Just remember that throwing money at a "dream" bike may not make you a better rider, have 2 mates who have gone down that route 😥
